Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Paper Products
The Google product category ID for Paper Products is 956. It sits under General Office Supplies and has 14 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 14 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
This branch15
Paper Products956
Binder Paper2658Blank ID Cards5264Business Cards957Business Forms & Receipts5918Checks6930Cover Paper1513Envelopes958Index Cards959Notebooks & Notepads961Post Cards3871Printer & Copier Paper962Receipt & Adding Machine Paper Rolls5919Stationery3457Sticky Notes2689- Category ID
- 956
- Direct subcategories
- 14
- Categories below it in total
- 14
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 11
- Parent category
- General Office Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Paper Products is the largest of the 12 categories under General Office Supplies, with 14 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Paper ProductsBinder Paper
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Binder Paper (2658) on level 4: Paper Products › Binder Paper. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
| Category | ID | Direct | Below | Levels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Tape | 934 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Clips & Clamps | 936 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Erasers | 938 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rubber Bands | 944 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Staples | 948 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tacks & Pushpins | 949 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Products — this page | 956 | 14 | 14 | 1 |
| Labels & Tags | 960 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Correction Fluids, Pens & Tapes | 2591 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Brass Fasteners | 6319 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laminating Film, Pouches & Sheets | 8015 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mounting Putty | 505805 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (956) or the full path ("Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 14 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 956 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 956, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Paper Products
14 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 14 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Paper Products continues any further, so one of those 14 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Paper Products
What is the Google product category ID for Paper Products?
956. The full path, "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Paper Products or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Paper Products has 14 directly below it, starting with Binder Paper (2658), Blank ID Cards (5264), Business Cards (957), and 14 in total further down. 956 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Paper Products sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under General Office Supplies (932). The chain from the top is Office Supplies → General Office Supplies → Paper Products. If your product does not belong under General Office Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Paper Products is not quite right?
Look across the rest of General Office Supplies first — there are 11 other categories at this level: Brass Fasteners (6319), Correction Fluids, Pens & Tapes (2591), Erasers (938), Labels & Tags (960), Laminating Film, Pouches & Sheets (8015), Mounting Putty (505805), and 5 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to General Office Supplies (932) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Paper Products?
1 level more. The longest route down from Paper Products is Paper Products > Binder Paper, ending at Binder Paper (2658) on level 4. Not every branch below Paper Products runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Paper Products compared with the categories next to it?
It is the largest of the 12 at its level, carrying 14 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Paper Products and Paper Clips & Clamps?
They sit side by side under General Office Supplies and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Paper Products is 956; Paper Clips & Clamps is 936. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Products" with "Office Supplies > General Office Supplies > Paper Clips & Clamps" before you submit.
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